LIGO Seminar

Bayesian inference for transient gravitational-wave signals observed with LISA

Dr. Charlie Hoy,

https://caltech.zoom.us/j/87546916051?pwd=aTByZU5WamhUKzlkRVY2bW05bytDdz09

Speaker: Dr. Charlie Hoy

Title: Bayesian inference for transient gravitational-wave signals observed with LISA
Abstract: The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is scheduled to launch in the mid 2030s, and is expected to observe gravitational-wave candidates from massive black-hole binary mergers, extreme mass-ratio inspirals, and more. Accurately inferring the source properties from the observed gravitational-wave signals is crucial to maximise the scientific return of the LISA mission. BILBY, the user-friendly Bayesian inference library, is regularly used for performing gravitational-wave inference on data from existing ground-based gravitational-wave detectors. In this talk I will show that BILBY can be used to perform parameter estimation with LISA in a) zero-noise and b) idealized instrumental noise. I will also discuss the computational cost and performance of full nested sampling compared with techniques for optimising likelihood calculations, such as the heterodyned likelihood.

Event Sponsors:

Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy - More events from this Sponsor

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